Letters

Comic turn

In Jerusalem the Israeli authorities are in the process of building the Museum of Tolerance (Letters, passim). It is being constructed on the site of an old Muslim cemetery. At first I was against the idea, but now I think, well, what the hell ... Incidentally, there are those in Jerusalem who, given the number of Palestinian homes which are in the process of being demolished, think that the best place for Tolerance is in a museum.Ron Taylor Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire

Jonathan Jones is obviously a Gog, an affectionate slang term for a Welsh speaker coming from north Wales. It is highly unlikely that John Cale would have called his grandmother "Nain", which is a Gog word (From the valleys to Venice, G2, 12 May). He would have used the south Wales word "Mamgu" to address his grandmother.John OwenCaerphilly

In his entry in Who's Who James Kirkup (Obituaries, 16 May) gave his recreation as "Standing in shafts of sunlight." This changed to "Standing in shafts of moonlight" in his old age.Frances Wilde Gwernogle, Carmarthen

The NHS's swine flu leaflet arrived the other day, serving as a wrapper for no fewer than three fliers for political parties - No2EU, Ukip and the BNP. Is there a subliminal message here somewhere? RP BlowsLondon

You scrap the Saturday Comic section aimed at children for money reasons and then this week we get a section, Foul Play, about football, just as the season ends. You guys are losing it.Charlotte Jones (8)Tenterden, Kent